Investing.com - U.S. futures fell on Tuesday, as more evidence of the hit to corporate profits from the U.S.'s trade conflict with China shook markets in Asia and Europe.
Nasdaq 100 futures fell 39 points or 0.5% by 6:45 AM ET (10:45 GMT), while Dow futures slipped 100 points or 0.4% and S&P 500 futures inched down 11 points or 0.4%.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to give the opening remarks at an event hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the precursor for a busy week for the chairman. Powell will testify at Congress on Wednesday and Thursday, with traders largely listening in for any clues about the Fed easing its monetary policy, after last week’s stronger-than-expected jobs report raised questions about how quickly the central bank will cut rates.
In Europe, chemical company BASF issued a profit warning, as it expects earnings before interest and tax to fall as much as 30% this year due to trade conflicts. Earlier, Chinese carmaker Geely had also issued a profit warning, while shares in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) suppliers also tumbled after a rare "sell" recommendation was issued for the iPhone maker. Trade negotiations between the U.S. and China are expected to continue via telephone this week.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) rose 0.5% in premarket trade after its second-quarter earnings beat expectations. Levi Strauss (NYSE:LEVI) is expected to report after the market close. Taronis Tech extended gains, rising 4.4%, while payment company Square (NYSE:SQ) was up 1.2%.
Elsewhere, Carnival (NYSE:CCL) fell 1%, while Micron (NASDAQ:MU) dipped 0.4% and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) was down 1% after CEO Elon Musk said the company would not “refresh” its Model S or Model X vehicles.
Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) continued to suffer from the fallout of cutting 18,000 staff worldwide, slumping another 2.9%, while Teva Pharma Industries (NYSE:TEVA) declined 1.7%.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) had already cast a shadow over the market at the start of the week, cutting its global equities allocation to its lowest level in five years on Sunday and arguing that the outlook for stocks over the next three months has deteriorated.
In commodities, crude oil rose 0.7% to $58.06 a barrel, while gold futures fell 0.6% to $1,391.75 a troy ounce. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, inched up 0.1% to 97.107.